High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Portugal
Portugal: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS was 10.29 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2012)
10.29 Number
Change on year
down 51.5%
World rank
26th
of 41 countries
All-time high
36.63 Number
in 2007
All-time low
0.2 Number
in 1985
Years of data
29
1980–2012
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Portugal, 1980–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 10.29 Number for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 51.5% on the previous year and up 131.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Portugal peaked at 36.63 Number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2 Number, in 1985.
That places Portugal 26th out of 41 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 Number | — |
| 1985 | 0.2 Number | -80.0% |
| 1986 | 0.33 Number | +65.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2 Number | -39.4% |
| 1988 | 0.5 Number | +150.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4 Number | -20.0% |
| 1990 | 0.92 Number | +130.0% |
| 1991 | 2.5 Number | +171.7% |
| 1992 | 1.3 Number | -48.0% |
| 1993 | 2.17 Number | +66.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5 Number | -77.0% |
| 1995 | 1.5 Number | +200.0% |
| 1996 | 2.33 Number | +55.3% |
| 1997 | 3.7 Number | +58.8% |
| 1998 | 2.67 Number | -27.8% |
| 1999 | 7.18 Number | +168.9% |
| 2000 | 4.25 Number | -40.8% |
| 2001 | 8.97 Number | +111.1% |
| 2002 | 4.44 Number | -50.5% |
| 2003 | 10.84 Number | +144.1% |
| 2004 | 9.13 Number | -15.8% |
| 2005 | 36.17 Number | +296.2% |
| 2006 | 24.3 Number | -32.8% |
| 2007 | 36.63 Number | +50.7% |
| 2008 | 28.8 Number | -21.4% |
| 2009 | 17.98 Number | -37.6% |
| 2010 | 16.38 Number | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 21.21 Number | +29.5% |
| 2012 | 10.29 Number | -51.5% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 10.29 Number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 50.98 Number, 20% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 10.29 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 45.28 Number, 23% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4383 Number | 0.2 Number | 1 Number | 6 |
| 1990s | 2.48 Number | 0.5 Number | 7.18 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.15 Number | 4.25 Number | 36.63 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.96 Number | 10.29 Number | 21.21 Number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More science & technology data for Portugal
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 124.13 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.21 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 12.94 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 140.06 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.9171 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.8644 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 53 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 53 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Portugal?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Portugal was 10.29 Number in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 36.63 Number in 2007.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 Number in 1985.
- How does Portugal rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Portugal ranks 26th out of 41 countries with data for 2012.
- Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 29 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).